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Question: Which of these "big" states is most Democratic (in your opinion)?
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California
 
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New York
 
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Illinois
 
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« on: December 23, 2010, 05:30:37 PM »

Three large states that are pretty strongly Democratic. I will go with New York despite it's State Senate and NYC's long period without a Democratic mayor. It seems like nothing Republicans do will actually help them win there and the bench is nonexistent for future races. Kirk was elected in Illinois, but with less than 50 of the vote against an extremely pitiful candidate. California just saw a Democratic blowout despite the national environment.
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« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2010, 05:54:29 PM »

I voted NY, but California may overtake them.
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« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2010, 05:53:16 PM »

Three large states that are pretty strongly Democratic. I will go with New York despite it's State Senate and NYC's long period without a Democratic mayor. It seems like nothing Republicans do will actually help them win there and the bench is nonexistent for future races. Kirk was elected in Illinois, but with less than 50 of the vote against an extremely pitiful candidate. California just saw a Democratic blowout despite the national environment.

I have to agree. California may have had a blowout that reached into the congressional races, but they could at least find a statewide ticket that wasn't an utter embarrassment for voters to consider pulling the lever for.
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« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2010, 03:32:06 AM »
« Edited: December 26, 2010, 03:55:37 AM by Χahar »

Only in California are Democrats in power everywhere. The State Senate means that I can't choose New York.
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« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2010, 03:52:07 AM »

     Excluding the State Senate, New York wins by a large margin. Honestly, I couldn't come close to explaining that aberration incarnate of a legislative body, outside of people just wanting to retain their incumbents.
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« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2010, 03:55:00 AM »

     Excluding the State Senate, New York wins by a large margin. Honestly, I couldn't come close to explaining that aberration incarnate of a legislative body, outside of people just wanting to retain their incumbents.

Gerrymandering.
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« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2010, 04:21:09 PM »

California, because it's the only one that's clearly trending towards the Ds.
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« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2010, 03:51:00 AM »

     Excluding the State Senate, New York wins by a large margin. Honestly, I couldn't come close to explaining that aberration incarnate of a legislative body, outside of people just wanting to retain their incumbents.

Gerrymandering.

     Any chance of it being replaced with a Democratic gerrymander now that the Governor is a Democrat? I'm guessing not since the State Senate Republicans would raise a colossal fuss, though it's a thought.
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« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2010, 01:43:16 PM »

     Excluding the State Senate, New York wins by a large margin. Honestly, I couldn't come close to explaining that aberration incarnate of a legislative body, outside of people just wanting to retain their incumbents.

Gerrymandering.

     Any chance of it being replaced with a Democratic gerrymander now that the Governor is a Democrat? I'm guessing not since the State Senate Republicans would raise a colossal fuss, though it's a thought.

No chance, unless the Republican-controlled State Senate decides to approve it for some reason.  Odds are likely that the next one (2020) will be however, given that the Republicans barely held on this year.

Or the Democrats could try to draw themselves a more favorable map mind-decade like Delay did in Texas, assuming they win the State senate back in 2012.
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